Starting in the late 1980s, many Latin American countries began social sector reforms to
alleviate poverty, reduce socioeconomic inequalities, improve health outcomes, and provide …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of health insurance on resource mobilization, financial
protection, service utilization, quality of care, social inclusion and community empowerment …

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the insurability of risks in microinsurance
markets. Our aim is to enhance the understanding of impediments to and facilitators of …

This study sought to understand the meaning that women place on the health care practices
carried out during labor. We used techniques from Grounded Theory such as coding …

This paper examines the impact of universal, free, and easily accessible primary healthcare
on population health as measured by age-specific mortality rates, focusing on a nationwide …

Background China is reforming and restructuring its health insurance system to achieve the
goal of universal coverage. This study aims to understand the determinants of public, private …

Background Most low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) rely significantly on private
health expenditure in the form of out-of-pocket payments (OOP) and voluntary health …

Evidence-informed decisions can strengthen health systems. Literature suggests that
engaging policymakers and other stakeholders in research priority-setting exercises …

This paper examines the impact of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) on
private health insurance purchasing decisions in rural China, using longitudinal data from …

The public-private mix in Chile, Colombia, and Mexico was very similar until the early 1980s
when Chile undertook health care privatization as part of comprehensive health care reform …